1996-97 Moose Jaw Warriors Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 36-29-7 - 79 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Allan Tuer (36-29-7)
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
1996-97 Moose Jaw Warriors RosterTeam Record: 36-29-7 - 79 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Allan Tuer (36-29-7)
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 36 wins and 29 losses and 7 ties for 79 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Warriors netted 278 goals and allowed 240. Darryl Laplante scored 38 goals for Moose Jaw, while Matt Higgins and Chad Hinz tallied 30 or more also. Matt Higgins contributed 57 assists. Donovan Nunweiler earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.04 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
Allan Tuer coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Higgins | C | 71 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 51 | +17 | 11 | 2 |
| Chad Hinz | C | 72 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 47 | +9 | 18 | 0 |
| Darryl Laplante | C | 69 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 15 | 2 |
| Kaleb Toth | RW | 71 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 142 | +18 | 7 | 2 |
| Sean Robertson | C | 72 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 62 | +14 | 1 | 0 |
| Pavel Kubina | D | 61 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 116 | +14 | 6 | 1 |
| Rob Hegberg | 64 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 41 | +11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Geoff Lynch | LW | 54 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 43 | +3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dustin Paul | RW | 70 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 33 | +3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reed Low | R | 62 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 228 | +4 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Twerdun | D | 63 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 66 | +3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Tobler | L | 24 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | D | 56 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 77 | +22 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Read | C | 72 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 46 | +7 | 2 | 1 |
| Richard Cihak | C | 52 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | +16 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Schoneck | D | 40 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 | +4 | 3 | 0 |
| John McNabb | F | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Hobday | LW | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Johnson | D | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 121 | +9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKay | D | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 37 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McEachen | C | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 44 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Tipler | LW | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Hansen | C | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Milliker | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jordon Flodell | D | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Nunweiler | G | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Reynoldson | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | +8 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sotiropoulos | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | +5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McLean | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ewasiuk | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Capjack | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1373 | 278 | 440 | 718 | 1539 | 177 | 79 | 8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McLean | 19 | 1015 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.55 | 509 | 449 | .882 |
| Donovan Nunweiler | 56 | 3278 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 166 | 3.04 | 1781 | 1615 | .907 |
| Jay Ewasiuk | 3 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.39 | 60 | 51 | .850 |
| Totals | 78 | 4416 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 235 | 3.19 | 2350 | 2115 | .900 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Higgins | C | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hinz | C | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Laplante | C | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Toth | RW | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Robertson | C | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Kubina | D | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Hegberg | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geoff Lynch | LW | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Paul | RW | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Low | R | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Twerdun | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Tobler | L | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | D | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Read | C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Cihak | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Schoneck | D | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McNabb | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hobday | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Johnson | D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McEachen | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hansen | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon Flodell | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Nunweiler | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Reynoldson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sotiropoulos | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 228 | 40 | 62 | 102 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Nunweiler | 12 | 742 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3.40 | 479 | 437 | .912 |
| Totals | 12 | 742 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3.40 | 479 | 437 | .912 |
